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samizdat

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Main Entry:
sa·miz·dat 
          Listen to the pronunciation of samizdat
Pronunciation:
\ˈsä-mēz-ˌdät\
Function:
noun
Etymology:
Russian, from sam- self- + izdatel'stvo publishing house
Date:
1967
: a system in the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics and countries within its orbit by which government-suppressed literature was clandestinely printed and distributed ; also : such literature


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